1 1ShareResearchers from the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath warn that the threat posed by this organism should be taken more seriously and use extra precautions for those at higher risk of infection who are due to undergo surgery. A close relative of MRSA, Staphylococcus epidermidis, is a major cause of life-threatening infections after surgery, … Read more
It is known that all the cells contain the same DNA, but gene expression is different from one cell to another. The cells synthesize proteins that are proper for their function; however other genes that their outcomes have no function are suppressed. Each cell type has its own specific enzymes. The serum level of … Read more
2 2SharesPesticides (Lecture handouts) Dr. Doha Yahia Pesticides lecture Handouts, for 4th level students, by Dr. Doha Yahia, Toxicology, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Assiut University, Egypt (21 October 2018). [googlepdf url=”http://scholaridea.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Rodenticides.pdf” download=”Download” ] .
South Korea, a country with a recent history in Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks, has reported an outbreak in pigs after 2 years of tranquillity on the pig side. The outbreak was found on a swine farm near Gimpo in the province Gyeonggi, the area located directly around Seoul in the country’s north. The outbreak was … Read more
A California judge ruled this week that Starbucks and other businesses that sell coffee will have to include warnings saying it contains a substance that could cause cancer. Coffee contains acrylamide, a chemical byproduct of roasting coffee beans. We have reason to think that acrylamide, in high doses, can cause cancer and could be toxic. But … Read more
